Из наблюдений над образом дурака в паремиологическом фонде белорусской традиции
Observations on the Image of the Fool in the Proverbs Found in Belarusian Tradition

Summary/Abstract: In the article the image of the fool in the Belarusian folklore, particularly in proverbs and sayings is characterized. Particular attention is paid to the details of modeling the idea of the intellectual inferiority of a person by means of physiological and physical code (updated images associated with physiological and anatomical defects) and correlated with him speech code, meteorological, astronomical, vegetation, zoological and action codes. We consider the medium from the perspective of genre that depicts conditions and causes of the emergence of madmen, their appearance, personality, reactions, behavior, and the relationships with other members of society.

• Details
• Contents